Silicon Valley Chemist Vol. 47 (7), July 2025

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Table of Contents

Title	Pages
Local Section News:
2025 Silicon Valley ACS Annual Picnic and Awards	1-2
Join Us in the 2026 SVACS Leadership Group	1
Upcoming Events	3
SVACS Finalist for Two ACS ChemLuminary Awards	4
Bubble Grant Recipient Scotts Valley Middle School	5
New Members	7
ACS News:
ACS 2025 Fall National Meeting	3
Register for Pacifichem 2025 in Hawaii	4
Laboratory Reaction Safety Summaries	5
ACS Western Regional Meeting 2025: Abstract Submission, Registration, and Award Nominations are Open	6
ACS Membership Referral Program	8
Interesting Science:
How NASA Scientists are Monitoring and Predicting Wildfires from Space Podcast	4
The Chemistry of Grilling Infographic	7
Chemistry Quiz	7
Pyro Drone Shows: The Future of July 4th Fireworks?	8
Interesting Science News from ACS Axial	8
Since the 1950s, Federal R&D Funding Has Shifted from Development to Research	9
Unsolved Mystery of Static Electricity: A Reactions Science Video	10
Digital Exhibits from the Science History Institute	10
Types and Uses of Solvents Infographic	11

[WadeRohan]

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